thank you to your wife sabrina, and congratulations on the upcoming additions to the family. give him a big hand. [applause] i really don't feel worthy to be up here. me, myn contacted days off at the police department in arkansas are thursday and friday. it took me everything to get my sergeant to let me off today. i will have to fly back home tonight because duty calls in the morning. it is an honor to be here with my beautiful girlfriend rosalynn , who is a big supporter. raise your hand. [applause] she is a big supporter. i have met a lot of great people in my short time here. when i think about peace growing up in north little rock, arkansas, family of nine, twin myself, and we are the youngest. my momma always taught us to love each other even if that meant that we have to do without. i follow that model my entire life. i always wanted to be a police officer. i was in love with police officers. they were heroes to me and still are. i never thought it would be a police officer. in december 1977, i applied to be a police officer in little rock, arkansas. i passed every st